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About Jammu Village

Jammu is a large village in Gurla tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,563, made up of 1,317 males and 1,246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 577 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Jammu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jammu village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Gurla
Pincode 535217
Area (hectares) 577 hectares
Population 2,563
Male Population 1,317
Female Population 1,246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Jammu compares

By the 2011 count Jammu is the 9th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,659 residents. Its 577 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Jammu

Jammu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Jammu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jammu from other places

Jammu lies about 18 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Garividi, about 4.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jammu
Nearest railway station Garividi 4.8 km
Nearest town Chīpurupalle 10 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Gurla 32 km

Villages closest to Jammu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gurla tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Jammu

As per the Census of India 2011, Jammu village had a population of 2,563. That makes it the 9th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,659 residents.

Jammu village has 1,317 males and 1,246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jammu has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Jammu is 535217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Jammu covers 577 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Jammu falls under Gurla tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Jammu is Garividi, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Jammu.

Jammu is about 18 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jammu is in Gurla tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Garividi is about 4.8 km away. Chīpurupalle is about 10 km away. Vizianagaram is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagallavalasa (under 2 km), Chodavaram (2.0 km) and Garida (2.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jammu today is likely to be higher.

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